Word: vermeil
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...Dick Vermeil, 44, is a very determined man. When the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles was a player at California's Napa College in the 1950s, he cracked his ankle and hobbled on crutches for a week before a big game. When the day came, he could not stand being away from the action, so he suited up just to sit on the sidelines. Within minutes, his coach scanned the bench, looking for a man to replace the quarterback. Vermeil went in and played the entire game on a broken ankle...
While we're on the subject of Restic, one place he is not coaching these days is Philadelphia. Some folks still remember that before Dick Vermeil and his rah-rah attitude ever arrived in Philly, the Crimson coach turned down...